Archive of ‘Featured’ category

I used candy melts in so many ways: creating chocolate covered pretzels, dipping strawberries, making chocolate candy molds…it is so useful! Last week I shared over on the SCJohnson.com blog, how to create cute cupcake toppers for spring.

Here’s a peek:

Creating this spring flowers took less than 15 minutes total! Not only are they simple, but you can really get creative with the chocolate and make different sizes and styles of cupcake decorations.

Be sure to check out my full post for the step-by-step photos and create your own spring cupcakes!

I am a Guest Blogger for SC Johnson and this is a sponsored post. All ideas and opinions are my own.

I love a good party favor. What a better way to end a party than to send your happy guests home with a little something to remind them of your event? Party favors do not have to be extravagant. In fact, I think the best ones are of the homemade and DIY variety. Simple is nice. Don’t you think?

This week I’m sharing simple DIY party favors over on the SCJohnson.com blog. These favors are so easy that even your little ones can help you make them. Here’s a peek:

Baggies filled with treats = endless party favor possibilities! Head over to my full post here for all the details on how to make these.

Want even more party favor inspiration? Check out what DIY party favors I’m spotting on Pinterest. I can’t wait to make them for upcoming events!

I am a Guest Blogger for SC Johnson and this is a sponsored post. All ideas and opinions are my own.

You love your mom, we all love our moms. Remember making those cute Mother’s day gifts from Mom is school? You know the ones that included things like popsicle sticks, glue and glitter? Mom loved your homemade gifts then and will surely appreciate these grown up homemade Mother’s Day Gifts. Pick one, make one, put a smile on Mom’s face.

It’s barely spring but the warmer weather just makes me even more anxious for summer to arrive. One thing I love to do in the warmer months is to entertain outdoors (who’s with me?). One thing that is always tricky to dish out at a casual backyard gathering are salads. Rather than having guests pile up the leafy greens on their way through the potluck line, why not have individual serving sizes ready for them to grab and go?

I also really like this idea because it opens up to the possibility of serving salad as an appetizer! Small portions in a simple to grab and eat basket would make salad a perfect appetizer at your next party.

If your Easter morning is anything like ours, it’s full of giggles and kiddos running around collecting eggs in their Pajamas and slippers. Some years we have Grandma and Grandpa over in the morning and other years it’s just us. One constant is that we are busy — very early in the morning.

I wanted to share with you some simple ideas for your Easter breakfast or Easter brunch that won’t require you to be stuck in the kitchen (missing all the fun). My advice is to make it easy on yourself. You can create an impressive morning spread without all the hassle, check it out:

Gather items you already have in your home to create a central display. Adding different elements and displaying your breakfast items in a unique way will give your Easter brunch a more pulled together look. Here, I’ve simply moved this hutch out on our patio and set up all of our breakfast items on it. I grabbed an Easter bunny decoration and chalkboard from inside to give it a more “Easter themed” feel.

Nothing I am showing here is homemade — I’ve simply taken store bought treats and gave them a little makeover. Above we have mini cookies in a strawberry basket and donut holes on lollipop sticks!

Above:

Champagne served with frozen blueberries

A cake stand displaying store bought donuts

More donut holes adorned with festive lollipop sticks

A store bought bundt cake on cake stand

A chalkboard welcoming hungry guests

There you have it, a simple Easter brunch display featuring all store-bought treats. Simple, right?

Be sure to also check out this Easter breakfast idea I shared (plus free printable!).

Want more Easter and Passover ideas? Join me and a group of other fabulous party hostesses as we share ideas, recipes + more! Visit the links below AND follow us on Twitter using #HolidayHQ. We’ll be hosting a live chat this Wednesday, the 4th at 8pm EST -join in the fun!

My girls will LOVE coming downstairs to this on Easter weekend. I think I’ll surprise them on Saturday because I can’t stand waiting until Sunday to dish this up for breakfast!

This really couldn’t be more simple. Orange Juice, a donut hole (plus a cute patterned lollipop stick of course) and a bowl of yogurt topped with fun sprinkles. Plus, check out the darling wooden spoon – so cute!